Schaffert Dam

Schaffert Dam: crowds and conditions

Typical pattern: usually quiet; mostly local visitors. Been there recently? Post today’s status and it shows here for the next traveller.

Status options for this lake: Full / gates open · Low water level · Entry closed.

Best time to visit Schaffert Dam

Season: August to December when reservoirs are full and gates may open.

Crowd: Usually quiet; mostly local visitors.

Typical week: Mon quiet · Tue quiet · Wed quiet · Thu quiet · Fri light · Sat light · Sun light.

How to reach Schaffert Dam — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 40.17338, -100.40565. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Schaffert Dam

• George W Norris Home · sanctuary · Red Willow · ~24 km · Must-see
• Medicine Creek Dam · lake · Frontier · ~35 km · Must-see
• Medicine Creek State Wildlife Management and Recreation Area · sanctuary · Frontier · ~39 km · Must-see
• Norton Dam · lake · Norton · ~72 km · Must-see
• Spoil Bank · viewpoint · Red Willow · ~8 km
• Indianola City Park · park · Red Willow · ~9 km
• Felling Park · park · Red Willow · ~23 km
• Elks Ball Park · park · Red Willow · ~23 km
• Bennett Park · park · Red Willow · ~23 km
• Weiland Field · park · Red Willow · ~24 km
• Jaycees Ball Park · park · Red Willow · ~24 km
• Museum of the High Plains · museum · Red Willow · ~24 km
• Senator George Norris State Historical Site · sanctuary · Red Willow · ~24 km
• Elks City Park · park · Red Willow · ~24 km
• Cambridge Museum · museum · Furnas · ~29 km
• Cambridge City Park · park · Furnas · ~30 km
• Mowry Bluff Archeological Site · fort · Frontier · ~34 km
• McCook Army Air Base Historical Marker · fort · Red Willow · ~36 km

See everything within a day’s drive of Schaffert Dam

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Schaffert Dam

• Medicine Creek Dam · lake · Frontier · ~35 km · Must-see
• Norton Dam · lake · Norton · ~72 km · Must-see
• Harlan County Lake · lake · Harlan · ~123 km · Must-see
• Lake Maloney South Beach Recreation Area · lake · Lincoln · ~124 km · Must-see
• Enders Reservoir State Wildlife Management Area · lake · Chase · ~128 km · Must-see
• Kirwin Reservoir · lake · Phillips · ~150 km · Must-see
• Druse Dam · lake · Frontier · ~40 km
• Red Willow Reservoir State Wildlife Management Area · lake · Frontier · ~43 km
• Sayer Dam Number 2 · lake · Frontier · ~46 km
• Flammino Dam · lake · Gosper · ~46 km

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